Eleven-piece Latin band Grupo Candela provide a live soundtrack for salsa dancing at this fundraiser for Rainbow Project, a group that provides therapy for traumatized kids. Be sure to stay for the ninth annual Madison Salsa Contest, judged by area celebs.

The symphony's season opener celebrates Wagner's 200th birthday with selections from his opera Tristan und Isolde. Other works on the program include Copland's Appalachian Spring Suite and Rimsky Korsakov's Scheherzade.

One of Madison's most appealing thoroughfares celebrates its residents for its 36th year in a row. There will be entertainment, kids' activities and sidewalk sales, and you can walk off any treats you eat in the nearby Arboretum.

This family-friendly celebration of Madison's multicultural heritage also honors the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. Highlights include live music, a dance party hosted by DJ Chill, and a reading by poet Oscar Mireles.

This Detroit indie-pop band got Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s blessing after sending him their music and assuring him they were not mocking him. Race over to the High Noon to hear their latest EP, Patterns. With Save the Clocktower and the Real Jaguar.

After getting his start in the skateboarding world, this L.A. singer-songwriter introduced his mix of garage rock and blues in 2011. It's since been featured in HBO's Hung and Showtime's Californication. With Bass Drum of Death and the Hussy.

Wright's mom composed his first material when he started rapping at age 8, but his chart-climbing 2013 mixtape, The Golden Age, flows from his own pen. With Emilio Rojas, Marcus Moody and the Cranberry Show.

The theme for this year's celebration of all things bovine is "Center of the Dairy Universe." There'll be cattle judging, seminars, skills competitions, food and the Purple Cow Gift Shop. (Souvenir cow, anyone?)

Get your fill of razzle-dazzle from this touring production of the Broadway smash about corruption and seduction. John O'Hurley of Seinfeld fame stars as Billy Flynn, the lawyer of a wayward chorus girl.

This singer became a pop sensation on the heels of his older brother, Backstreet Boy Nick Carter. While fan favorites include "That's How I Beat Shaq," he's also bound to share his new single, "Where Do We Begin." With Juneau.

Jon Hozier-Byrne and David Reilly traveled from Dublin, Ireland, to Madison to tape two episodes of "Beer & Board Games," a popular web series where four comedians drink beer while playing a board game.more »

Bleachers' "Strange Desire" is the rare rock record that's both a soundtrack for summer cookouts as well as personal crises. Now this side project is a full-time gig for fun. guitarist Jack Antonoff. He visits Majestic Madison on March 31.more »

FOOD & DRINK

The tap takeover at Craftsman Table & Tap offers an opportunity to experience Deschutes' range, and to determine if the Bend, Oregon-based brewery, the sixth largest in the U.S., can compete with Wisco's own. Robin Shepard takes on the job.more »